Rivka
@rivka-otter.bsky.social
Psychologist (but not *your* psychologist), parent, progressive, and all manner of things that begin with P. What a time to be alive and anxious.
Absolutely delighted to be given an original 1955 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. What a treat to show my assessment students!
I originally learned on the WAIS-R, which seems surprising given that I was in grad school in the mid-90s. They come out with new tests a lot more often now.
I originally learned on the WAIS-R, which seems surprising given that I was in grad school in the mid-90s. They come out with new tests a lot more often now.
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Absolutely delighted to be given an original 1955 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. What a treat to show my assessment students!
I originally learned on the WAIS-R, which seems surprising given that I was in grad school in the mid-90s. They come out with new tests a lot more often now.
I originally learned on the WAIS-R, which seems surprising given that I was in grad school in the mid-90s. They come out with new tests a lot more often now.
Receipts.
(Complete contents of the indulgent charcuterie plate in the alt text.)
(Complete contents of the indulgent charcuterie plate in the alt text.)
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Receipts.
(Complete contents of the indulgent charcuterie plate in the alt text.)
(Complete contents of the indulgent charcuterie plate in the alt text.)
Chicken tortilla soup is pretty much perfect on a chilly November evening.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Chicken tortilla soup is pretty much perfect on a chilly November evening.
Mennonites don’t mess around when they pray.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Mennonites don’t mess around when they pray.
This is a very flattering offer, but regretfully I must decline.
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is a very flattering offer, but regretfully I must decline.
WaPo pushing the narrative that Dems should continue infighting, rather than recognize that we can win in many different ways.
Text exchange is with my brilliant and hilarious bestie @andreawestcot.bsky.social)
Text exchange is with my brilliant and hilarious bestie @andreawestcot.bsky.social)
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
WaPo pushing the narrative that Dems should continue infighting, rather than recognize that we can win in many different ways.
Text exchange is with my brilliant and hilarious bestie @andreawestcot.bsky.social)
Text exchange is with my brilliant and hilarious bestie @andreawestcot.bsky.social)
I deserve a special treat so I’ve broken out my new 2026 planner for the first time.
October 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I deserve a special treat so I’ve broken out my new 2026 planner for the first time.
I just woke up from a three-hour nap and now I’m eating a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich with homemade tomato jam on it.
This is the future that liberals want.
This is the future that liberals want.
October 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I just woke up from a three-hour nap and now I’m eating a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich with homemade tomato jam on it.
This is the future that liberals want.
This is the future that liberals want.
Get yourself a best friend who
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Get yourself a best friend who
Love that Baltimore has a series in which academics present their research subjects to the general public at bars.
September 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Love that Baltimore has a series in which academics present their research subjects to the general public at bars.
@ricevermicelli.bsky.social it’s here and it’s adorable!
September 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
@ricevermicelli.bsky.social it’s here and it’s adorable!
I swear this cup of tea will fix me.
September 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I swear this cup of tea will fix me.
O no there was more perfectly ripe mango than the recipe called for, whatever shall I do.
September 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
O no there was more perfectly ripe mango than the recipe called for, whatever shall I do.
On the one hand, it’s revolting to handle raw chicken and fish sauce at an hour of the morning that my stomach can barely tolerate buttered toast.
On the other hand, eleven-hours-from-now me is going to LOVE current me when these babies come off the grill.
On the other hand, eleven-hours-from-now me is going to LOVE current me when these babies come off the grill.
September 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
On the one hand, it’s revolting to handle raw chicken and fish sauce at an hour of the morning that my stomach can barely tolerate buttered toast.
On the other hand, eleven-hours-from-now me is going to LOVE current me when these babies come off the grill.
On the other hand, eleven-hours-from-now me is going to LOVE current me when these babies come off the grill.
The view outside my kitchen window.
September 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The view outside my kitchen window.
I didn’t try ringing the bell, but I was definitely intrigued.
August 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I didn’t try ringing the bell, but I was definitely intrigued.
It’s been ages since I made a Sidecar!
Fun fact: this was one of the very first cocktails I ever learned to make, and I chose it solely because @kjcharleswriter.com ‘s characters drink them.
Fun fact: this was one of the very first cocktails I ever learned to make, and I chose it solely because @kjcharleswriter.com ‘s characters drink them.
July 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
It’s been ages since I made a Sidecar!
Fun fact: this was one of the very first cocktails I ever learned to make, and I chose it solely because @kjcharleswriter.com ‘s characters drink them.
Fun fact: this was one of the very first cocktails I ever learned to make, and I chose it solely because @kjcharleswriter.com ‘s characters drink them.
Post a Kick Ass Woman: Clara Barton, my childhood hero. I didn’t realize how much her story shaped my life choices until I was in my 40s. I could have done a whole lot worse.
Also? She would gut Kristi Norm like a fish using only the power of moral example.
Also? She would gut Kristi Norm like a fish using only the power of moral example.
July 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Post a Kick Ass Woman: Clara Barton, my childhood hero. I didn’t realize how much her story shaped my life choices until I was in my 40s. I could have done a whole lot worse.
Also? She would gut Kristi Norm like a fish using only the power of moral example.
Also? She would gut Kristi Norm like a fish using only the power of moral example.
Is the harm done by calling for a Final Solution really “reputational damage” to tech companies? I know we’re supposed to be detached and post-moral and everything, but this seems weak-sauce to the point of parody.
July 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Is the harm done by calling for a Final Solution really “reputational damage” to tech companies? I know we’re supposed to be detached and post-moral and everything, but this seems weak-sauce to the point of parody.
A useful chart from WaPo showing that less than half of the “Big Beautiful Bill” will be paid for (and horrifically, I might add). $3,300,000,000,000 will be new debt.
June 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A useful chart from WaPo showing that less than half of the “Big Beautiful Bill” will be paid for (and horrifically, I might add). $3,300,000,000,000 will be new debt.
I have now also made a cocktail using the aforementioned honey syrup. My 16yo and I are playing a game about space bees, so I wanted a Bee’s Knees. But I made it with Earl Grey tea-infused gin, because why on earth wouldn’t I.
June 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I have now also made a cocktail using the aforementioned honey syrup. My 16yo and I are playing a game about space bees, so I wanted a Bee’s Knees. But I made it with Earl Grey tea-infused gin, because why on earth wouldn’t I.
Labelers sure save a lot of time figuring out who’s worth responding to!
June 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Labelers sure save a lot of time figuring out who’s worth responding to!
Tonight’s cocktail is a Cosmopolitan 1934, a shocking-pink combination of gin, homemade raspberry syrup, lemon juice, and Cointreau.
It’s so delicious! I want to add raspberry syrup to EVERYTHING.
It’s so delicious! I want to add raspberry syrup to EVERYTHING.
June 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Tonight’s cocktail is a Cosmopolitan 1934, a shocking-pink combination of gin, homemade raspberry syrup, lemon juice, and Cointreau.
It’s so delicious! I want to add raspberry syrup to EVERYTHING.
It’s so delicious! I want to add raspberry syrup to EVERYTHING.